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Locality Name:
N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2400
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1010

mindat Locality ID: 133369
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133369.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Ba C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBrauniteBruciteCalciteCorundumDiasporeEttringiteFleischeriteGarnetMilarite
NoneNot in a structural groupPectolitePyriteQuartzRuiziteSpinelVesuvianite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Baryte  (*)Braunite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Despujolsite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jouravskite  (*)Lipuite  (*)Manganvesuvianite  (*)Olmiite  (*)
Oyelite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Strontioruizite  (*)Sturmanite  (*)Sugilite  (*)Taniajacoite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32400101001534
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)24001010011547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)24001042.20483
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2240010100462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)24001010027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)2400101001252
Despujolsite  (*)FleischeriteCa3Mn4+(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O24001042.2010
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O24001010093
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2400101007437
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O424001042.20350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O324001010014640
Jouravskite  (*)EttringiteCa3Mn4+(SO4)(CO3)(OH)6·12H2O24001042.206
Lipuite  (*)Not in a structural groupKNa8Mn3+5Mg0.5[Si12O30(OH)4](PO4)O2(OH)2·4H2O24001042.201
Manganvesuvianite  (*)VesuvianiteCa19Mn3+Al10Mg2(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4O(OH)924001042.204
Olmiite  (*)NoneCaMn[SiO3(OH)](OH)24001042.204
Oyelite  (*)NoneCa5BSi4O13(OH)3·4H2O2400101007
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)240010100363
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS224001010039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO224001010061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)24001042.201711
Strontioruizite  (*)RuiziteSr2Mn3+2Si4O11(OH)4·2H2O24001042.201
Sturmanite  (*)EttringiteCa6Fe3+2(SO4)2.5[B(OH)4](OH)12·25H2O2400101006
Sugilite  (*)MilariteKNa2Fe3+2(Li3Si12)O3010541042.2015
Taniajacoite  (*)RuiziteSrCaMn3+2Si4O11(OH)4·2H2O24001042.201
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2240010100109


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Scott-AM88_189-0001mine


4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Scott-EPSL298_125-0001240022002400-2200Fe isotopeage of deposition   Yes Mn54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaAdams MineTsikos et Al. (2010)10.1016/j.epsl.2010.07.032EPSL298_125Within age bracket for the deposition of the Hotazel sediments
Grew_Li_2019_0050101010101010     YesLavinskyite 3071Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaWessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa (type)Cairncross and Beukes (2013) BOOK_KMF_2013 
Grew_Li_2019_0103101010101010     YesSugilite 3071Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaWessels and N'Chwaning mines, Kalahari manganese field, South AfricaGnos et al. (2003); Cairncross and Beukes (2013)   
Scott-AM88_189-000110541042.21048.1±5.9Ar-ArAge of mineral crystallizationsugilite  YesSugilite Mn3071Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaWessels Mine ( Wessel's Mine)Gnos et al. (2003)10.2138/am-2003-0122AM88_189 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-173N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-173
R090057N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africahttps://rruff.info/R090057
R100208N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africahttps://rruff.info/R100208
R120170N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africahttps://rruff.info/R120170
R140946N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africahttps://rruff.info/R140946
R130754N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africahttps://rruff.info/R130754
R140945N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africahttps://rruff.info/R140945
R160085N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africahttps://rruff.info/R160085

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